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Journal club: Reducing health inequality – a simple step for practising healthcare professionals to take

Recent key papers on type 2 diabetes. What can we specially do in clinical practice to address health inequalities, both pragmatically and practically?

5 Jan 2023

Type 2 diabetes and COVID-19: Does nutrition affect immunity?

A diet rich in protein, essential fatty acids, zinc, selenium, and vitamins B9, B12, C and D helps to prevent infections, including severe COVID-19.

5 Jan 2023

Latest events & on-demand videos

2023: 14th Welsh Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society

Leonardo Hotel, Cardiff - Formerly the Jurys Inn

Join us face-to-face on Thursday 11th May 2023 in Cardiff!

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2023: 16th All Ireland Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society

Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport

Join us in person for this year’s All Ireland Conference of the PCDS.

→ Event, Face-to-Face

2022: 18th National Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society

National Conference Centre, Birmingham

23rd & 24th Nov 2022

Watch now on demand!

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2022: 15th Scottish Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society – On-Demand

DoubleTree by Hilton, Glasgow Central

25th Oct 2022

Now available on-demand!

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2022: 12th Northern Ireland Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society

Hilton Templepatrick, Belfast

15 September 2022

Watch now on demand!

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2022: 13th Welsh Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society

Jurys Inn Cardiff

Watch the live stream on – demand!

→ On-Demand

Latest published articles

A challenging year for nursing but with many positives to celebrate in diabetes

Amid the great turmoil and challenges faced by nurses, Su Down looks for the positives in diabetes care in 2022.

3 Jan 2023

Quick guide: Assessing hypoglycaemia awareness

Tools to assess hypoglycaemia unawareness, one of the NICE criteria for CGM use in people with type 2 diabetes.

3 Jan 2023

Journal club: Ideas for improving patient outcomes – the quirky and the ones in the guidelines

Discussion of recent notable papers. Simple changes that could be made to improve outcomes of people with type 2 diabetes.

3 Jan 2023

Incorporation of the Gro Health W8Buddy digital platform into specialist weight management services

A precision digital health education platform to support weight loss and improve glycaemic control in people referred to weight management services.

3 Jan 2023

Ten top tips: Supporting disengaged children and young people with diabetes to self-care

Giving equal weight to life goals and blood glucose levels in diabetes care plans will improve engagement.

3 Jan 2023

Early-onset type 2 diabetes: Clinical implications, diagnosis and management

Diagnosis, clinical implications and management of early-onset type 2 diabetes, with a particular focus on younger adults.

3 Jan 2023

Type 1 diabetes prevention and screening, hybrid closed-loop systems, principles of good peer support

Stay abreast of the latest news that could impact diabetes nursing.

3 Jan 2023

2022 Quality in Care Awards

Results of the Quality in Care Diabetes awards 2022.

3 Jan 2023

The 2022 ADA/EASD consensus: Great advice if we can get past the drug shortages!

Su Down gives her take on the new ADA/EASD type 2 diabetes guidance, albeit in light of the current shortage of the weekly GLP-1 RAs.

2 Nov 2022

Latest news: FLASH-UK study, tirzepatide marketing authorisation, Dexcom G7 launch and GLP-1 RA shortages

Stay abreast of the latest news that could impact diabetes nursing.

2 Nov 2022

ADA/EASD type 2 diabetes consensus 2022: News from the 58th EASD Annual Meeting

Update to the ADA/EASD Consensus Report, a new GIP/GLP-1/glucagon receptor agonist and UKPDS 44 years on.

2 Nov 2022

PCDS consensus statement: A strategy for managing the supply shortage of the GLP-1 RAs Ozempic and Trulicity

A strategy for safely switching to alternative agents within the GLP-1 RA class if stocks are limited.

2 Nov 2022

New guidance is welcome, but challenges will require some creative thinking

Journal club: Reducing health inequality – a simple step for practising healthcare professionals to take

Type 2 diabetes and COVID-19: Does nutrition affect immunity?

A challenging year for nursing but with many positives to celebrate in diabetes

Quick guide: Assessing hypoglycaemia awareness

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